Women's Basketball

Canisius’ Wittenberg and Djibril Earn Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week
Franka Wittenberg, Canisius
Jr., Hildesheim, Germany, Fresno State
 
Canisius junior Franka Wittenberg posted a team-high 13 points to go with seven boards in the Golden Griffins' loss to Colgate at home on Sunday. In that game, the Canisius guard went 6-for-11 from the field and made a 3-pointer as she scored in double-figures for the seventh time this season. She matched a career-high with seven boards, three of which came off the offensive glass. 
 
Rookie of the Week
Yasmine Djibril, Canisius
Fr., Montreal, Quebec, Montmorency College
 
Canisius freshman Yasmine Djibril scored a season-high eight points and matched a season-high with two assists in the Golden Griffins' home loss to Colgate on Sunday. She went 4-for-7 from the field, with the four makes serving as a season-high, and she also grabbed three rebounds and was credited with a steal.
 
The 2024-25 campaign culminates with the 2025 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 11-15 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the sixth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2025 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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